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    The Evil Within 2

    Game » consists of 3 releases. Released Oct 13, 2017

    The Evil Within 2 is a third-person survival horror game and the sequel to 2014's The Evil Within. Sebastian Castellanos journeys into STEM to locate his missing daughter, Lily, and encounters new horrors.

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    3.3 stars

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    The second coming of the second coming? 1

    The Evil Within 2 probably shouldn't exist given its predecessor's limp reception amongst all but Shinji Mikami's most diligent fans. But, in this hypernormalised reality, here The Evil Within 2 is: slicker, less bizarre, and sporting one of those fashionable tragic dad stories that seem to be all the rage these days. In its stylish opening minutes, you don't need Jon Johanas' director credit to realise that this is not a Mikami joint. In addition to being a fun exercise in cliche-bingo, The Evi...

    5 out of 5 found this review helpful.

    A great open world survival horror game 0

    The Evil Within 2 would be a great open world survival horror game if it was actually an open world survival horror game. That's what they sold it as, and I bought it a year after release thinking that that is what it would be. In reality, there are TWO small-ish maps (by open world standards) of open-ended sandbox design alongside about a dozen or so linear action levels that will actually make up the majority of your playtime. The second map is even about half as big and complex as the first o...

    2 out of 2 found this review helpful.

    If he says 'what the....' one more time...... 0

    Look, don't get me wrong. It is not a bad game. It is far from one of those games that you should avoid. But, I can't universally recommend this game, which is what this review system is for, I guess (on steam). The graphics are still good. I thought the plot was ok. Not bad, but also not amazing. It got a little too....deep for me at the very end for me, but it did wrap it up. As for the open world, it was not exactly open world. More like mario 64 or zelda 64 world world, with its little hubs,...

    1 out of 1 found this review helpful.

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